[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: For once I agree with the Guardian..

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
For once I agree with the Guardian..
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1171388514.shtml


   Brian Whittaker says of the [1]terrorist attacks in Northern Lebanon:

     Events in Lebanon have taken a dangerous new turn with the carnage
     this morning when two buses exploded on a mountain road north-east
     of Beirut.

     Lebanon is no stranger to terrorism, but this attack is different
     from the other bombings that have hit the country over the last few
     years. It was clearly intended to cause large numbers of casualties
     among ordinary people as they travelled to work.

     ...It seems, too, that there is a message in the location chosen
     for today's attack: the predominantly Christian district of
     Bikfaya, home town of former president Amin Gemayel, whose son - a
     government minister - was assassinated by gunmen last November.

   I don't agree that previous assassins were trying to "minimise
   civilian casualties" - if an assassin were somehow motivated by a
   kind-hearted regard for the human life surrounding their target,
   they'd use a more subtle and direct method than car bombs.

   All of these attacks are terrorism, but the method, locations and the
   goals behind these coordinated attacks are different, and, as
   Whittaker says, a dangerous sign.

References

   1. http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/brian_whitaker/2007/02/events_in_lebanon_have_taken.html